2018_Sole_Source_Masterson.pdf

U.S. Departmen( of Justice

[xecutivc OfIicc for United Statcs Attomeys

SOI-E SOURCE JUSl-IFICATION

STMPLIFIE,D ACQUISITION $ I5O,OOO AND UNDER

RequisitionlSolicitatio Contract numbcr:

Bricfdcscription ofsupply or scnice :

Company name and DUNS or addrcss;

or. Brand name:

JUSTIFI('ATION

l1JAo6 tseoooooStb llcalthcare Fraud Inrcstieator

Masterson lnvcstigative Services, LLC; DUNS: 079945454

The panicular brand name, product. or featurc is esscntial to thc Govemmcnt's requircmcnts. Market rcscarch indicstcs othcr companics' similar products. or products lacking the padicular fcature, do not mcet, or cannot bc modified to rncet. the agency's nccds. Competition is not required per 4l U.S.C.

3304(a)( l).

Thcre is only onc rcsponsible sourcc and no other supplies or sen'iccs sill satisfy agcncl requirement.

_ Cornpctition is not rcquired per 4 I t.l.S.C. 3304(a)( I ).

The need for thc supplies or scn,iccs is ofsuch an unusual and compclling urgency that thc Federal Colcmmcnt would be seriously injurcd unless the number ofsourccs solicited is Iimited. The contract pcriod will not exceed thc time ncccssary to mccl thc unusual and compclling requircmcnts ofthc r.r'ork lo bc pcrformed undcr thc contract. l-hc contract period \a'ill not cxccerl thc timc necessary to cnter into another contrdct for the required goods or senices through the use ofcompctitive proccdures. The

_ contrdct period will not exceed orc ycrr. Competition is not requircd per 4l U.S.C. 33M(aX2).

'l'hc procuremcnt will be made through another executive agcncy or from a spc-cified sourcc that is

_ cxprcssly authorized by statutc. Compctition is not rcquired pcr 4l U.S.C. 3304(aX5), and:

_ l8 U.S.C. 4124. Award rvill bc madc to Fedcral Prison lndusrrics (UNICOR).

_ 44 U.S.C. 501-504. I l2l. Arvard rvill be madc for Golemment Printing and Binding.

_ 15 U.S.C. 657a. Award will bc made under the HUBZone Act of 1997.

_ 15U.S.C.657l Award will bc made under thc Vcterans Benefiis Aat of2003.

Disclosure ofthc agency's needs rvould conpromise the national sccurity. Cornpctition is not required pcr

_ 4l U.S.C. 33O4(a)(6).

X C)ther, cxplained hcrc: Sec attachcd

APPROVAL

Requesting Omcirl Thisjustification is accuratc and complete to the best ofmy knou'ledge and bclief.

Signaturc: a\^- t' GF*- ,,,., Printed Narrrc and Title:

Conarscting OIIicer In accordance with F 06-1, based on thcjustification provided abolc I havc determincd that the this deem only one sourcc reasonably availablc.

Date:

l.llrcaP Green Source Selection ldorn,otion - See FAR 2.101 and 3.104.

(Augusr 20 I 5)

Printcd Narnc:

SOLE SOU RCE JUSTIFICATION

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION S15O,OOO AND UNDER

The United States Attorney's office for the Western District of Kentucky has received permission and funding to maintain independent contractor, Masterson lnvestigative Services LLC, who, under the direction of one or more assigned Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs), will independently plan and conduct Healthcare Fraud investigations within the district. While some investigations may be conducted solely by the U.S. Attorney's Office, most will take place in conjunction with other federal andlor state agencies. Agencies will include, but are not limited to, the Federal Bureau of lnvestigation

(FBl), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the U.S. Postal lnspection Service (USPIS), the Department of Labor (DOL), andlor the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC).

This contractor is knowledgeable of the federal laws applicable to healthcare fraud investigations and has a proven successful working relationship with federal and state law enforcement agencies conducting such investigations. We believe these unique qualifications can only be met by one responsible source and that no other support service will satisfy agency requirements. This contractor has both a financial fraud and health care fraud background. His experience makes him ideally suited to serve as a health care fraud investigator. This sole source is known to our prosecutors and our law enforcement community which allows him to work collaboratively in our team efforts to identify and combat health care fraud in our district.

First Assistant United States Attorney Western District of Kentuckv

Date: 4glDtY

Michael A. Bennett